Position Objectives
The Senior Project Manager:
- Leads the delivery of high complexity projects and programs within the Corporation’s Capital Program.
- Contributes to capital investment decisions to address the current and future servicing needs and challenges of our
region including climate change, population growth, and ongoing regulatory compliance.
- Plays a leading role in the ongoing development of technical and project management documentation.
- Provides support and advice to the Corporation so that it can make informed decisions regarding urban water and
wastewater needs.
- Provides support and mentoring to colleagues as needed.
Key Responsibility Areas
- Management of multiple high complexity projects concurrently through all aspects of the Project Management
Framework with systematic and documented planning, design, implementation, commissioning, verification, and
start-up activities.
- Developing the Corporation's capital infrastructure projects and programs in accordance with required regulatory
frameworks, standards, guidelines, codes of practice, procedures, and review processes.
- Ensuring the Capital Program remains informed by liaising and reporting on project time, resourcing, and cost
performance and assisting the Coordinator Capital Delivery - West with program reporting as required.
- Development and delivery of Capital Program budgets.
- Obtaining and leading project resources including teams of multi-disciplinary professionals to deliver the projects
within the Capital Program.
- Leading high-criticality community and stakeholder consultation to obtain timely approvals and negotiate positive
outcomes for the Corporation.
- Provide expertise and experience in construction procurement activities including the development of tender
documents and evaluation of tender responses for conformity against defined requirements.
- Independently administer complex contracts based on a high degree of expertise whilst acting in the role of the
Superintendent’s Representative.
- Provide guidance and support to other project managers as needed.
- Delivering short, medium, and long-term plans to support the delivery of the Capital Investment Program.
- Coordinate the development of technical specifications, engineering standards and contract requirements for
capital projects.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisation’s project management documentation.
Organisational Relationships
This role reports to the Team Leader Capital Delivery and liaises with all internal stakeholders, external stakeholders, peers
in water corporations or local government, government agencies and members of the public.
Accountability and Extent of Authority
- Authority to act under Senior Project Manager delegated authority within
Delegation Schedule 1 – Water Act 1989, Schedule 2 – Legislation, Regulation and Other Instruments, and Schedule
3 – Financial Authority Delegations.
- Accountable to the Coordinator Capital Delivery - West and required to fulfill the objectives of the position and
manage resources to ensure the attainment of objectives independent of direct management supervision.
- Accountable for the timely, effective, and compliant provision of capital delivery.
- Authorised to make decisions in accordance with the Corporation’s policies, budget, objectives, and legislative
requirements.
- Represent the organisation on external working groups, committees, community reference groups. Required to
convey accurate information, analyse information and debate on points of relevance to the area of expertise as
directed.
